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Kyushu Jangara Ramen: one of the most famous ramen houses in Tokyo. Yum!
Viewed: 174 times.
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| Takeshita Dori: the heart of Tokyo teen shopping.
Viewed: 173 times.
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| "Cosu-play" (costume play) is the name of the game in Harajuku.
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| I love the Minnie mouse bag.
Viewed: 190 times.
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Literally right around the corner from the teen street-scene of Harajuku is Tokyo's most popular shrine, dedicated to Emperor Meiji.
Viewed: 178 times.
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| The Shrine & Inner Garden are adjacent to Yoyogi Koen, once the site of the 1964 Summer Olympics and now the largest public park in Tokyo.
Viewed: 172 times.
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| There are several very large torii on the wide wooded path to the shrine.
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| It's quiet enough to hear the stream under the bridge. A world away from the street crowds and sidewalk rock stars outside the park.
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The main gate to the shrine compound.
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| Like most Japanese shrines, the buildings are both modest and ornate.
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| This olympic swimming pool sized area is the offering/donation box for the estimated 1 million people who visit Meiji-jingu each New Years Day. (We visited on Dec. 31).
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| The shrine entrance.
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A big taiko drum, traditionally carved from one big tree.
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